Beep Symptoms


Beep Symptoms

Beep symptoms are short tones or a series of short tones separated by pauses (intervals without sound). See the following examples.

Note: One beep after successfully completing POST indicates that the system is functioning properly.

Beeps    Description
   1-2-3    One beep
     A pause (or break)
     Two beeps
     A pause (or break)
     Three beeps
   
   4    Four continuous beeps


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Beep/Symptom    FRU/Action
   1-1-2 1. Optional Processor (if installed)
   (Processor register test 2. Processor
   failed)  
   1-1-3 1. Battery/CMOS chip
   (CMOS write/read test 2. System Board
   failed)  
   1-1-4 1. System Board
   (BIOS ROM checksum  
   failed)  
   1-2-1 1. System Board
   (Programmable Interval 2. Processor Board
   Timer failed)  
   1-2-2 1. System Board
   (DMA initialization failed) 2. Processor Board
   1-2-3 1. System Board
   (DMA page register 2. Processor Board
   write/read failed)  
   1-2-4 1. System Board
   RAM refresh verification 2. Processor Board
   failed  
   1-3-1 1. DIMM
   (1st 64K RAM test failed) 2. Processor Board
   1-3-2 1. DIMM
   (1st 64K RAM parity test 2. Processor Board
   failed) 3. System Board
   2-1-1 1. System Board
   (Secondary DMA register 2. Processor Board
   failed)  
   2-1-2 1. System Board
   (Primary DMA register 2. Processor Board
   failed)  
   2-1-3 1. System Board
   (Primary interrupt mask 2. Processor Board
   register failed)  
   2-1-4 1. System Board
   (Secondary interrupt mask 2. Processor Board
   register failed)  
   2-2-1 1. System Board
   (Interrupt vector loading 2. Processor Board
   failed)  
   2-2-2 1. System Board
   (Keyboard controller failed)  
   2-2-3 1. Battery/CMOS chip
   (CMOS power failure and 2. System Board
   checksum checks failed)  
   2-2-4 1. Battery/CMOS chip
   (CMOS configuration info 2. System Board
   validation failed)  
   2-3-1 1. Jumper on J14
   (Screen initialization failed) 2. System Board
   2-3-2 1. System Board
   (Screen memory failed)  
   2-3-3 1. System Board
   (Screen retrace failed)  
   2-3-4 1. System Board
   (Search for video ROM  
   failed)  
   2-4-1 1. System Board
   (Video failed, screen  
   believed operable)  
   3-1-1 1. System Board
   (Timer tick interrupt failed)  
   3-1-2 1. System Board
   (Interval timer channel 2  
   failed)  
   3-1-3 1. DIMM
   (RAM test failed above 2. Processor Board
   address 0FFFFH) 3. System Board
   3-1-4 1. Battery/CMOS chip
   (Time-Of-Day clock failed) 2. System Board
   3-2-1 1. System Board
   (Serial port failed)  
   3-2-2 1. System Board
   (Parallel port failed)  
   3-2-3 1. Optional Processor (if installed)
   (Math coprocessor failed) 2. Processor
  3. Processor Board
   3-2-4 1. DIMM
   (Failure comparing CMOS 2. Processor Board
   memory size against actual) 3. Battery/CMOS chip
   3-3-1 1. DIMM
   (Memory size mismatch 2. Processor Board
   occurred, see 3. Battery/CMOS chip
   'Memory Settings')  
   3-3-2 1. Disconnect the server power cord from outlet,
   (Critical SMBUS error     wait 30 seconds and retry.
   occurred) 2. Processor Board
  3. Memory DIMMs
   3-3-3 1. Install or reseat the memory modules
   (No operational memory     then do a 3 boot reset (see
   in system)     Configuration/Setup Utility Program).
  2. DIMMs
  3. Memory board
  4. Processor board
  5. System board
   Two short beeps 1. Run Diagnostics
   (Information only, the 2. Run Configuration/Setup
   configuration has changed)  
   Three Short Beeps 1. DIMM
  2. Processor Board
  3. System Board
   One Continuous Beep 1. Processor
  2. Optional Processor (if installed)
  3. Processor Board
  4. System Board
   Repeating Short Beeps 1. Keyboard
  2. System Board
   One Long and One Short 1. Video adapter (if present)
   Beep 2. System Board
   One Long and Two Short 1. Video adapter (if present)
   Beeps 2. System Board
   Two Long and Two Short 1. Video adapter
   Beeps  


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